Saving the Israeli Garlic

A large infrastructure facility in the Negev is protected by powerful floodlights at night. That is, it was. These days the regulators forced it to dampen the illumination because it bothered a rare, endemic species, the humble and barely visible Allium Kolmannianum, the Israeli garlic (pic). The strong light confused the poor garlic and could lead to its extinction. The facility was causing light pollution in the desert. One is learning new things all the time.

BTW the vegetable grows only in the Dimona - Beer Sheva area. Foreign satellite image analysts must be wondering why the area has been suddenly obscured at night. Clue: "Garlic".